Thrustmaster, a world leader in interactive entertainment hardware and accessories, will be releasing its newest official Xbox 360 licensed controllers, offering unrivalled innovation and ultimate precision, to meet the requirements of the most demanding gamers.

Gameloft, a leading global publisher of digital and social games, announced that the company’s executives will be participating as featured speakers at two leading mobile and tech conferences in November, 2011.

On November 3 at 4:25pm, Gameloft’s VP publishing for the Americas Baudouin Corman will participate at this year’s Open Mobile Summit in San Francisco, California, a mobile, Internet and wireless conference exploring how to build and monetize the open mobile Internet. Corman will be speaking as part of a panel on "App Store 2.0: Lessons in discovery and monetization," moderated by Connected Planet’s Kevin Fitchard. Corman will also be seated alongside industry thought leaders such as Boku’s Ron Hirson and Opera’s Mahi de Silva as they address the state of the app store through various topics including cloud computing, discovery tools and monetization.

On November 5 at 1:30pm, Gameloft’s VP of production for the Americas Samir El Agili will participate at Harvard Business School’s 17thannual Cyberposium in Boston, Massachusetts, the largest MBA technology conference in the world. El Agili will be speaking as part of a panel focused on the implications of current trends in mobile gaming, moderated by NextView Ventures’ Rob Go. El Agili will also be seated alongside gaming luminaries such as Zynga’s Justin Cinicolo, TinyCo’s Jennifer Lu, PocketGem’s Harlan Crystal, as they address emerging trends in the mobile gaming industry through topics including the freemium business model, tablet gaming, and emerging multiplayer and social features.

Together, Corman and El Agili spearhead a number of fronts for Gameloft’s North and Latin American markets while boasting over 13 years of mobile and gaming experience. Current responsibilities range from leading the Gameloft’s publishing efforts to overseeing the management of Gameloft’s studios and maintaining accountability for a production staff of over 800 employees.

SoftBank Group companies SoftBank Mobile Corp. (“SoftBank Mobile”), Japan’s leading mobile operator, and Aldebaran Robotics SAS (“Aldebaran”), the world leader in humanoid robotics, announced the joint development of “Pepper”, the world’s first personal robot that can read emotions. Pepper, which incorporates variety of technologies and capabilities, will be commercially available in Japan from SoftBank Mobile in February 2015 for a base price of JPY 198,000* (2 108 $CAN).